At this price as shadowdogg said if it could shoot HD it would be VERY basic on features. This is an SD camera with all the bells and whistles-- you can do so much on it, it's packed with features . The 78 zoom is brilliant. If that's what you're looking for this is excellent.

great, but you can get an HD camcorder, better with SD memory option for the same price range.
for example. one of the best camcorders within this class is the panasonic SD60 which is £300.
SD is better because you have less moving parts compared to a hard drive, and its much lighter.
Just a thought